Members’ Day Trip: Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment at the NGA and a visit to the Hirshhorn for Revolutions and Osgemeos

Bus pick up/drop off from The Central Presbyterian Church, 7308 York Road, Towson

Join us for a day trip to DC focusing on the prized exhibition Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment at the National Gallery of Art with a visit to the Hirshhorn for a survey of the collection from 1860-1960 in celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary and Brazilian contemporary art by Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo. Charter bus service will be provided.

This day trip begins with a half-hour overview of the exhibition at the West Building Lecture Hall with curator Jennifer Riddell (general seating, first come first served). Discover the origins of the French art movement in a new look at the radical 1874 exhibition considered the birth of modern painting. A remarkable presentation of 130 works on view at the National Gallery of Art includes a rare reunion of many of the paintings first featured in that now-legendary exhibition. Revisit beloved paintings by Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir and meet their lesser-known contemporaries. See the art norms they were rebelling against and learn what political and social shifts sparked their new approach to art. This is a unique chance to immerse yourself in the dynamic Parisian art scene of 1874 - the NGA is the only American stop for this historic touring exhibition.

Following lunch on own at the NGA, members are invited to visit the Hirshhorn for Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960, and OSGEMEOS: Endless Story. Revolutions is a major survey of artwork made during a transformative period characterized by new currents in science and philosophy and ever-increasing mechanization. Revolutions captures shifting cultural landscapes through the largely chronological presentation. In its first rotation, the installation presents 208 artworks in the museum’s permanent collection by 117 artists—including Francis Bacon, Jean Dubuffet, Lee Krasner, Wifredo Lam, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Jackson Pollock - made during 100 turbulent and energetic years. The exhibition includes contemporary work by 19 artists, such as Torkwase Dyson, Rashid Johnson, Annette Lemieux, Dyani White Hawk, and Flora Yukhnovich, whose practices demonstrate how many revolutionary ideas and approaches that arose during these 100 years remain critical.

With OSGEMEOS: Endless Story, The Hirshhorn Museum presents the first US museum survey and largest US exhibition of work by identical twin brothers Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo (b. São Paulo, Brazil, 1974), known globally as OSGEMEOS - Portuguese for “the twins.” The yearlong, full-floor presentation brings together approximately 1,000 artworks, photographs, and archival materials to highlight the trajectory of their collaborative, multidisciplinary practice, including the roots of their fantastical artistic language inspired by their upbringing in urban Brazil.

Members-only, registration required (limited to 50 people); $60 trip fee. Register online here: https://www.artseminargroup.org/online-payment/registration